In partnership with University of Dundee, NHS Tayside & NHS Fife, SDRN are hosting an event for diabetes patients interested in discovering research on ‘World Diabetes Day‘. The evening will consist of presentations from Doctors currently undertaking research studies in the Tayside & Fife regions. You will be able to learn about your National Diabetes Research Network and how you could possibly help with current studies.

This one day programme will concentrate exclusively on diabetes and will be of interest to colleagues in both primary and secondary care. While therapeutic options for diabetes have expanded in the last decade their optimal use remains a challenge despite the modern guidelines culture. Therefore, RCPE are fortunate to have dynamic and engaging speakers who can impart a wealth of experience to complement the guidelines and protocols which are now so abundant in diabetes care. After an initial reflection on the slow, but steady, progress of diabetes treatments over the past 50 years, current new and future therapies will be examined. The interface between diabetes and pharmacogenetics will be reviewed followed by a controversial look at the ever-increasing burden of diabetes care on health economics.